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Table 89. | Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2005–06 and 2006–07 |
State or jurisdiction | Total agencies | Regular school districts, including supervisory union components1 | Regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers | State-operated agencies | Federally operated agencies | Independent charter schools and other agencies |
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2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
United States | 17,721 | 17,492 | 14,166 | 13,862 | 1,438 | 1,347 | 194 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 1,923 | 2,059 |
Alabama | 165 | 163 | 165 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alaska | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona | 601 | 608 | 218 | 238 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 357 |
Arkansas | 291 | 292 | 253 | 254 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
California | 1,128 | 1,130 | 987 | 989 | 132 | 131 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | 201 | 201 | 179 | 179 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut | 196 | 198 | 166 | 169 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 |
Delaware | 35 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 |
District of Columbia | 53 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 55 |
Florida | 74 | 77 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Georgia | 204 | 204 | 180 | 182 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Idaho | 123 | 129 | 122 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 1,084 | 1,082 | 875 | 873 | 204 | 203 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Indiana | 364 | 367 | 294 | 294 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 40 |
Iowa | 377 | 376 | 365 | 365 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 312 | 332 | 300 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | 196 | 195 | 176 | 175 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana | 88 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
Maine | 329 | 303 | 285 | 287 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Maryland | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Massachusetts | 495 | 392 | 350 | 250 | 86 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 64 |
Michigan | 831 | 842 | 552 | 552 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 229 |
Minnesota | 561 | 548 | 343 | 340 | 59 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 147 |
Mississippi | 163 | 163 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 532 | 550 | 524 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
Montana | 509 | 509 | 430 | 425 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nebraska | 514 | 309 | 474 | 269 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nevada | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
New Hampshire | 264 | 268 | 179 | 183 | 81 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
New Jersey | 669 | 647 | 615 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
New Mexico | 89 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York2 | 819 | 832 | 697 | 697 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 93 |
North Carolina | 216 | 242 | 115 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 115 |
North Dakota | 245 | 238 | 204 | 198 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio | 1,044 | 1,034 | 614 | 614 | 109 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 307 |
Oklahoma | 600 | 600 | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 60 |
Oregon | 221 | 223 | 200 | 199 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 730 | 737 | 501 | 501 | 101 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 121 |
Rhode Island | 50 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
South Carolina | 102 | 102 | 85 | 101 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Dakota | 188 | 188 | 168 | 171 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas | 1,268 | 1,261 | 1,035 | 1,033 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 192 |
Utah | 82 | 99 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 53 |
Vermont | 363 | 358 | 302 | 292 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Virginia | 226 | 231 | 134 | 134 | 69 | 73 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington | 306 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
West Virginia | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 460 | 459 | 440 | 425 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Wyoming | 62 | 62 | 48 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bureau of Indian Education | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
DoD, domestic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
DoD, overseas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||
American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Marianas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 Regular school districts include both independent districts and those that are a dependent segment of a local government. Includes nonoperating agencies. Components of supervisory unions operate schools, but share superintendent services with other districts. 2 New York City counted as one school district. NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2005–06 and 2006–07. (This table was prepared September 2008.) |